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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For how many years does Sheryl Sandberg say her mother taught full-time after raising her children in Chapter 11: “Working Together Toward Equality”?
(a) 5.
(b) 25.
(c) 10.
(d) 15.

2. In what year does Sheryl Sandberg say her mother left the workforce to care for her ailing parents, in Chapter 11: “Working Together Toward Equality”?
(a) 2003.
(b) 1998.
(c) 2006.
(d) 2010.

3. The author points out a study in Chapter 8: “Make Your Partner a Real Partner” that showed “that wives who engage in gatekeeping behaviors do” how many more hours of “family work per week than wives who take a more collaborative approach”?
(a) 3.
(b) 6.
(c) 5.
(d) 2.

4. Who is the author of “The New F-Word”?
(a) Sally Ride.
(b) Judith Rodin.
(c) Michele Elam.
(d) Marianne Cooper.

5. Who was the CEO of Starbucks from 1987 through 2000?
(a) Meg Whitman.
(b) Omid Kordestani.
(c) Lant Pritchett.
(d) Howard Schultz.

Short Answer Questions

1. What “legendary Massachusetts representative” was the Speaker of the House at the time that Sheryl Sandberg worked as a page for her hometown congressman in D.C. between junior and senior year of high school?

2. The author asserts in Chapter 9: “The Myth of Doing It All” that “Trying to do it all and expecting that it all can be done exactly right is a recipe for” what?

3. What kind of presentations does Sheryl Sandberg say she banned at Facebook meetings in Chapter 6: “Seek and Speak Your Truth”?

4. What childhood friend of the author’s does she say “looks back fondly on being pregnant, saying she has never felt so productive. She not only worked her usual hours as an attorney but organized her house and put five years of photos into albums,” in Chapter 7: “Don’t Leave Before You Leave”?

5. After a year or more of commuting between L.A. and the Bay Area, Sheryl Sandberg’s husband eventually left Yahoo and took a position as the CEO of what company, according to the author in Chapter 8: “Make Your Partner a Real Partner”?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Marissa Mayer used as an example of gender bias between women in Chapter 11: “Working Together Toward Equality”?

2. What positive statistics does the author cite for women’s mentorship of women in Chapter 11: “Working Together Toward Equality”?

3. What quote does the author cite from Gloria Steinem in the beginning of Chapter 10: “Let’s Start Talking About It”?

4. What lesson does the author say she learned from her correspondence with Ray Kelly in Chapter 6: “Seek and Speak Your Truth”?

5. What does Sandberg say often creates a double standard and compels women to leave the workplace in Chapter 8: “Make Your Partner a Real Partner”?

6. What anecdote does the author open with in Chapter 7: “Don’t Leave Before You Leave”?

7. How does the author describe Dr. Laurie Glimcher’s approach to balancing career and family in Chapter 9: “The Myth of Doing It All”?

8. How did Elise Scheck describe her experiences during pregnancy, according to the author in Chapter 7: “Don’t Leave Before You Leave”?

9. What study does the author cite in Chapter 8: “Make Your Partner a Real Partner” as an indication of the power a partner has in a woman’s career choices?

10. What barriers does the author discuss in the beginning of Chapter 6: “Seek and Speak Your Truth”?

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